RABIN IN HIS OWN WORDS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this moving portrait of Yitzhak Rabin, filmmaker Erez Laufer lets the late Israeli statesman tell his own life story through a treasure trove of archival footage, home movies, photos and personal letters.”
5/6/16- Just a few reviews for this documentary and they are all excellent. TRDB.
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MAD TIGER- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After 15 years on the rock ‘n’ roll treadmill, Red tells bandmate Yellow that he’s had enough, not only breaking up their performance-art punk group, Peelander-Z, but straining the pair’s longtime friendship.”
5/6/16- Fair reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
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BRIDGEND- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When her dad is sent to a small Welsh town to investigate a series of teen suicides, inquisitive Sara falls in with a group of the victims’ friends and gets closer than her father to figuring out what’s behind the frightening phenomenon.”
5/6/16- Very good reviews with a few notable exceptions. TRDB.
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BELLADONNA OF SADNESS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “A woman makes a pact with the devil to exact revenge on the man who assaulted her in this masterpiece of 1970s psychedelic cinema. The story is told through gorgeous animated watercolor stills reminiscent of Alphonse Mucha’s art nouveau paintings.”
5/6/16- Very good reviews for this animated movie and despite my dislike of that genre I will recommend this interesting movie. TRDB.
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BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Over the course of a single night, this multistranded romantic drama looks into the lives of four gay Philadelphia men — a writer, a sculptor, an actor and a talent agent — each exploring the different desires that guide them.”
5/6/16- Weak reviews all around. TRDB.
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SIN ALAS- 2015- Synopsis by Netflix. “While reading the paper, retired Cuban journalist Luis Vargas sees an obituary for the married ballerina he fell in love with almost 50 years earlier, kindling reflections of their affair and the life he abandoned to follow political revolution.”
5/4/16- Just 4 professional reviews– 3 up including the NY Times and 1 down. Sounds good to me. TRDB.
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VIVA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Jesus’ dream of performing in a drag club finally becomes a reality, his disapproving macho dad arrives on the scene threatening to spoil everything — and a clash of wills soon ensues between father and son.”
4/29/16- Very good reviews all around. TRDB.
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TRANFIXED- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Modern love is a sticky proposition, but it’s especially challenging for straight male John Gelmone and transsexual Martine Stonehouse, both living with Asperger’s. They want to wed, but Maxine’s obesity jeopardizes her gender-reassignment surgery.”
4/29/16- Very good reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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PALI ROAD- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After an auto accident, medical resident Lily Zhang wakes up into an utterly unfamiliar life: married to a spouse she never married, mother to a 5-year-old son she never gave birth to, and with no sign that her fiancé ever existed.”
4/29/16- Fair critical review but audiences have liked it very much. TRDB.
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OLDER THAN IRELAND- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “By turns funny and touching, this absorbing documentary features candid interviews with 30 Irish centenarians who offer insightful perspectives about life as they share their memories of pivotal personal and historic events.”
4/29/16- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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